Removable head for barrels.



No. 809,918. PATENTED JAN. 9, 1906. A. JAEGER.

REMOVABLE HEAD FOR BARRELS.

APPLICATION FILED DEC.13,1904.

ALEXANDER JAEGER, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

REMOVABLE HEAD FOR BARRELS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 9, 1906.

Application filed December 13,1904. Serial No. 236,702.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ALEXANDER Janene, a citizen of the United States, residing atPhiladelphia, county of Philadelphia, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Removable Heads for Barrels, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a new and useful improvement in removable heads for barrels, and has for its object to provide a head that may be clamped to the barrel and may be easily removed or replaced without damaging the barrel; and thisinvention isintended as an improvement over Patent No. 785,104, granted to me March 21, 1905, for a removable head for barrels.

Vith these ends in view this invention consists in the details of construction and combination of elements hereinafter set forth and then specifically designated by the claims.

In order that those skilled in the art to which this invention appertains may understand how to make and use the same, the construction and operation will now be described in detail, referring to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which Figure l is a plan view of the barrel constructed according to my invention; Fig. 2, a vertical section through the upper portion of the barrel constructed according to my invention, showing the head clamped in place; Fig. 3, a similar view to Fig. 2, showing the head loosened and ready for removal.

In my former patent above referred to I have illustrated a head of a barrel provided with an oblong opening and having a concaved removable cover also formed oval and adapted to be clamped upon the inside of the head by means of a screw. 1n this improvement the head and cover are made substantially the same; but I have provided an improved means for clamping the cover to the head.

A represents the barrel, which is of ordinary construction with one of the heads solid and made in the ordinary manner, the other head consisting of a metallic plate B, secured in the end of the barrel, fitted in an annular groove formed around the inside of the same. This plate B is provided with an oblong opening C, formed through the center of the same. D is a removable cover formed concaved. This cover D is also oblong or oval, so that its narrowest width may be inserted through thelongestwidth of the opening G. Then after it is inserted in the barrel by turning the cover it will it against the under side of the plate B, the cover being provided with an annular groove D, in which packing or paraffin may be inserted, and this coming against the under side of the plate B will form an airtight and water-tight joint. In order to force the cover D tightly against the under side of the plate B, I secure to the center of the cover D a stud E, extending upward therefrom, said stud being bifurcated, and between the prongs of this bifurcated stud is adapted to slide a spanner F, the ends of this spanner adapted to rest upon the upper side of the plate B, and shoulders are formed upon each side of the spanner outside of the stud E, so that the stud E will be guided in its movement.

G is a disk pivoted eccentrieally between the prongs at the upper end of the stud .E. This disk is provided with a radial notch G, formed in the same, and in this notch a lever, such as illustrated in dotted lines at H in Fig. 2, may be inserted for forcing the disk against the spanner to raise the cover into tight contact with the unde side of the plate B. The lever can then be easily removed, and no portion of the device will then protrude above the upper edge of the barrel. The disk G is provided with a widened portion G adapted to come against the stud E when the cover is secured in place, and thus limit the movement of the disk in that direction. An opening G is formed through the disk upon the opposite side from the widened portion G and after the disk has been turned so as to force the cover against the plate B a cotterpin or other similar device can be passed through the opening G which opening will lie alongside of the stud E, and thus the disk will be held immovable between the widened portion and the cotter-pin I. \Vhen it is desired to remove the cover, it is only necessary to remove the cotter-pin I and give the disk G a slight turn with the lever until the center is passed, and then the disk will turn of its own accord and the cover will drop down in the position shown in Fig. 3, when by turning the spanner at right angles the cover may be removed through the opening C.

Each end of the spanner is provided with a projection F, extending downward against the wall of the opening 0, and this wall of the opening C is provided upon each side with a projection 0, against which the projections F of the spanner are adapted to contact when the cover is turned to its normal or operative position, and this will facilitate the placing of the cover, although it is not absolutely necessary.

Of course I do not wish to be limited to the exact construction here shown, as slight modifications could be made without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and useful is 1. In a removable cover for barrels. a head .secured'in one end of the barrel, said head being provided in the center with an oblong opening, a removable cover also formed oblong so as to pass through the opening into the interior of the barrel, said cover being slightly larger than the opening so as to fit against the under side of the plate, a spanner extending across the opening, each end of the spanner resting upon the upper side of the plate, astud extending upward from the cover adapted to be guided in the spanner so as to slide vertically relative thereto, a disk eccentrically pivoted to the upper end of the stud and adapted to bear against the upper surface of the spanner, means for turning said disk, and means for locking the same in position, as specified.

2. In a removable cover for barrels, a head secured in one end of the barrel, said head being provided in the center with an oblong opening, a concaved cover also formed oblong so as to pass through the opening into the interior of the barrel, said cover being slightly larger than the opening so as to fit against the under side of the plate, the periphery of said cover being provided with an annular groove into which packing or sealing material may be held, a spanner extending across the opening through the plate, each end of the spanner resting upon the upper side of the plate, lugs extending downward from the spanner adapted to fit inside of the walls of the opening of the plate, projections extending inward from opposite sides of the opening of the plate against which said studs are adapted to contact when the cover and spanner are in their normal positions, a lug extending upward from the cover, the upper end of said lug being bifurcated, the central portion of the spanner adapted to fit and slide between the prongs of the lug, a disk pivoted eccentrically to the upper end of the lug between the prongs,

a notch formed in the periphery of the disk in which a lever may be inserted for turning the same, a widened portion formed upon the disk adapted to contact the stud when the cover is locked in place, said disk provided with an opening through which a cotter-pin may be inserted upon the opposite side of the stud from the widened portion to lock the disk against movement in either direction, as specified.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my signature in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ALEXANDER J AEGER.

Witnesses:

HENRY MODONNELL, GEORGE W. HEYSER. 

